Reading Fluency and Expression

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Objective

I can read a grade-level text with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression.

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    Reading fluency means you can read a text smoothly, correctly, and with feeling, which helps you understand the message.

  2. 2

    The three important parts of reading fluency are accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression.

  3. 3

    Expression in reading means using feeling and a proper tone of voice, including making your voice go up and down and pausing at punctuation.

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Practice

3 questions

1

What are the three important parts of reading fluency, as described in the passage?

2

Which part of reading fluency focuses on reading words correctly without making mistakes?

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Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

Based on the reading passage, describe in your own words what each of the three important parts of reading fluency means: accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression.

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